Did you know, tooth loss is not just a cosmetic problem? Tooth loss can be caused by a rough hockey game, but more often by gum disease or extensive tooth decay. Smokers are three times more likely to lose their teeth than those who stay smoke-free. What’s more, a study published in July of 2003 […]
What is Plaque?
Sometimes, in the dental office, we use phrases that we assume everyone knows. But, really, not everyone has a true understanding for many of the health and dental terms that are used regularly. Let’s try to simplify and define some commonly used terms, starting with Plaque and Tartar. Dental plaque is a sticky film that forms on […]
Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow
Courtesy of The Brady Group coaching program: There are two days in every week that we should not worry about. Two days that should be kept free from fear and apprehension. One is YESTERDAY, with its mistakes and cares, its faults, and blunders, its aches and pains. Yesterday has passed, forever beyond our control. All […]
Fun Facts
Toothbrush Timeline: The first people to use a toothbrush were the people of India who used the end of a fresh neem twig to wipe their teeth after meals. In 1600 China, people used a brush made of horsetail hairs attached on a cattle bone stick. In 1780, Williams Addis of England created the first […]
OraVerse – numbing reversal
One of our favorite new products is a numbing reversal compound called OraVerse. This is a local anesthesia reversal agent that accelerates the return to normal sensation and function for patients after routine dental procedures. A formulation of phentolamine mesylate, it is recommended for adults – and for children age 6 and older, and weighing […]
What’s the best toothbrush for you?
The Academy of General Dentistry says that the best toothbrush is the one you will actually use. If an electronic toothbrush will help you to reach the recommended two to three minutes of brushing for two to three times per day, then you should use an electronic toothbrush. But, for the average person, if you […]
